Question 827070: If Anna and Jessica can clean house together in 6hrs and Anna can clean alone in 8hrs how long would it take Jessica to clean? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, TimothyLamb:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Anna and Jessica can clean house together in 6hrs and Anna can clean alone in 8hrs how long would it take Jessica to clean?
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Together rate = 1/6 job/hr
Anna rate = 1/8 job/hr
Jessica rate = 1/x job/hr
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Equation:
rate + rate = together rate
1/8 + 1/x = 1/6
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Multiply thru by 24x to get:
3x + 24 = 4x
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x = 24 hrs (time for Jessica to do the job alone)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! ---
rates:
x = anna
y = jess
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x + y = 1/6 job/hr
x = 1/8 job/hr
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x + y = 1/6
1/8 + y = 1/6
y = 1/6 - 1/8
y = 8/48 - 6/48
y = 2/48
y = 1/24
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time = 1/rate
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1/y = jessica's time to clean the house = 24 hours
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